A Military History of Modern Spain: From the Napoleonic Era to the International War on TerrorIn the 19th and 20th centuries, Spain was a key player in the military conflagrations that created modern Europe. From the Napoleonic Wars, through the dress rehearsal for World War II that was the Spanish Civil War, to the grim struggle against terrorism today, the military history of modern Spain has both shaped and reflected larger forces beyond its borders. This volume traces the course of Spanish military history, primarily during the 20th century. Chapter 1 provides the foundation for the role of the Spanish Army at home (the War of Independence [Napoleonic War], the Carlist Wars, and pronunciamientos), abroad (Morocco, 1859-60), and as an instrument for Liberal reforms in Spain. Chapter 2 covers the period following the Spanish-American War as the Army redirected its focus to the Spanish Protectorate in northern Morocco. This chapter covers the Rif Rebellion (1921-27), the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera (1923-30) and concludes with the end of the monarchy and the establishment of the 2nd Republic in 1931. Chapters 3 and 4 present the two armies of the Spanish Civil War, as well as their relationship to the warring factions of Nationalists and Republicans. Chapter 5 looks at the Spanish Army during World War II on the Eastern Front (Russia), in its overseas colonies, as well as in Spain. De-colonialism is covered in chapter 6 as Spain, following the lead of the other European powers, began to shed itself of its African empire. Chapter 8 charts Spain's integration into the Western defense community in the 1950s, its membership in NATO, and its participation in peacekeeping and humanitarian missions in the Balkans and the Middle East. Chapter 9 focuses on Spain's struggle against terrorism, both the domestic Basques of ETA (Fatherland and Liberty) and the newer conflict against al-Qaeda and radical Islamic fundamentalism. |
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Upon learning of the Nationalists ' plan to attack in the Guadalajara region , the
Republicans decided to undertake a preemptive strike in the provincial capital of
Teruel . The surprise attack started on December 15 , just as a particularly fierce ...
As one German diplomat put it at the time , “ While before Teruel the end of the
Spanish Civil War seemed to be in sight , today the end of the war seems once
again to have moved into the far distant future . " 18 Mussolini in particular was
now ...
La batalla de Teruel . Madrid : Servicio Histórico Militar , 1974 . - . La campaña de
Andalucía . Madrid : Servicio Histórico Militar , 1969 . - . La campaña de Cataluña
. Madrid : San Martín , 1979 . El final de la guerra civil . Madrid : San Martín ...
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Foreword by Stanley G Payne | 1 |
Geoffrey Jensen | 15 |
The Spanish Army 18981931 | 37 |
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